New Yorker Journalist Quits Over Fake Dylan Quotes

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 31, 2012 Jonah Lehrer (at right) resigned Monday from The New Yorker after he admitted to fabricating quotes from Bob Dylan in his book "Imagine." The discovery was made by Michael C. Moynihan, a writer for the online magazine Tablet. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bob Dylan Given Presidential Medal of Freedom

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2012 Along with 11 other Americans and an Israeli, Robert Zimmerman on Tuesday received the highest civilian honor his nation can bestow. Bob Dylan's contributions to music go without saying, but did you know he also published three books of art? You might say Dylan has gone eclectic (ouch). (Full list of honorees after the jump.) Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Dylan in All of Us

Allen Barra / Truthdig Sep 10, 2010 You have every right to pick up “Bob Dylan in America” with skepticism -- or at least you would if you didn’t know how deep Sean Wilentz’s background in traditional American music goes.Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan? What’s next -- Doris Kearns Goodwin on the Rolling Stones? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

‘Fake’ Bob Dylan Edition

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2010 Joni Mitchell calls Bob Dylan a "plagiarist" and a "fake," GM sells more cars in China than in the U.S., and the short, bloody history of heaven. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Yuletide Weirdness With Your Host, Bob Dylan

Staff / Truthdig Nov 20, 2009 Is yet another Christmas album from a recording artist who just might be phoning it in really necessary? Bob Dylan apparently thought so. He's released his own holiday collection, "Christmas in the Heart," from which this odd little polka number -- and its even stranger accompanying video -- has sprung. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dylan: Obama’s ‘Like a Fictional Character, but He’s Real’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2009 Bob Dylan, seasoned troubadour and chronicler of a-changin' times, recognizes a story-worthy character when he sees one, and he certainly sees one in Barack Obama, judging by his description of the president in an interview with the U.K.’s Times Online. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Many Faces of ‘Dylan’

Eunice Wong / Truthdig Nov 29, 2007 Todd Haynes' film "I'm Not There," "inspired by the music and many lives of Bob Dylan," shows that art reveals truth when it has the imagination to move away from the imitation of reality. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )